Standard Lemma guide

Mende

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈmɛndi/
  • rhymes with -ɛndi
  • CMU ARPABET: M EH1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to the Mende people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the Mende language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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name

Meaning 3

The language of the Mende people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

A surname from German.

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5

name

Meaning 5

A commune, the capital of Lozère department, Occitania, France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 6

A large West African ethnic group, speakers of the Mende language, living primarily in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mende.

Borrowed from French Mende, from Occitan.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: mendé — language
  • Russian: менде (mende) — language
  • Russian: менде (mende) — West African ethnic group